Bill Text

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Energizing America through
Employment Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following:
(1) On April 30, 2004, President George W. Bush issued
Executive Order 13337 (3 U.S.C. 301 note), delegating to the
Department of State authority to oversee the permitting process
of cross-border pipeline projects in an effort ``to expedite
reviews of permits as necessary to accelerate the completion of
energy production and transmission projects''.
(2) On September 19, 2008, the Department of State received
an application for the Keystone XL pipeline.
(3) On August 26, 2011, the Department of State issued a
final environmental impact statement stating that the Keystone
XL pipeline project posed ``no significant [environmental]
impact''.
(4) Three years and four months after the Keystone XL
application was submitted, due to objections to an imposed
timeline, the Department of State failed to uphold section 1(g)
of Executive Order 13337 requiring the Secretary of State to
make a national interest determination based on the ``views and
assistance obtained'' previously in relation to the merits of
the permit requested by the applicant.
(5) Congress has the constitutional authority to regulate
commerce with foreign nations, and among the several States,
and with the Indian Tribes.
(6) The construction of the Keystone XL pipeline will
result in job creation,...